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With interleague match ups under way, we see the beautiful rivalries of cross town, two of the best surprise teams, St. Louis and Tampa gong at it and We also see the Tigers taking on the Diamondbacks in what should of been a battle of two first place teams. With that being said, lets look at what is going on around the league.

• With the Detroit Tigers slumps continuing, a lot of blame has come to the the offense for not performing. Though the offense has slacked, they are still 5th in runs scored and have put up a lot of offense. The pitching though, has not been effective. The Tigers are dead last in the league with a 5.02 ERA. It is so bad that the tigers are 0-22 in games where they don't put up four runs or more.

• Johnny Cueto looked great last night until the six inning. Through five Cueto had not given up a hit. In the sixth, cleveland tagged him for three homers. One home run came from pinch hitter Travis Hafner. Maybe it will be enough to get Hafner back on track. The Reds have won four in a row. Fransisco Cordero came in to close out game one against the Indians.

• Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star looks at the positives and negatives of signing Zack Grienke in a long term deal. He notes that it could be similar to the deal that was signed by Rays pitcher Scott Kazmir. I think it would be a smart move on the Royals part, simply because with a hometown discount, they won't get into a situation such as the Giants are in with Barry Zito.

• According to Tom Haudricourt, Ned Yost will continue to bat Rick Weeks in the lead off spot despite his struggles. Yost is happy with Weeks ability to get on base despite the lack of base hits. Anyways, who else would lead off for the Brewers? Its simply the only option that manager Ned Yost has.

• At this point, It is tough to say who got the better deal this winter when the Rangers acquired Joey Hamilton from the Reds for starting pitcher Edison Volquez. Volquez is fourth in strikeouts and has won six games for the Reds. Joey Hamilton though is the American League leader in homers and RBIs. Either way, it is finally good to see a deal that might work out for both teams.